Arts and Entertainment

Your Guide to Fall Fun

Marri Hall, Staff Writer|October 2, 2016

Fall is here, and it’s brought with it pumpkin-spice everything and cooler temperatures. If the colder weather has you down, look on the bright side: haunted houses, pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more await in the months ahead. From scares and thrills to nice, sweet family fun, try out some of the following fall activities that are close to home:

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes

Heritage Farms Pumpkin Pandemonium

This event features corn and harvest mazes, pumpkin sales, and challenging scavenger hunts.

Hours:

September 24- October 30

Fridays – 2:00-6:00pm

Saturday, Sunday – 2:00-5:00pm

Location:

6050 Riverview Road

Peninsula, Ohio 44264

Link: http://heritagefarms.com/fall-2/pumpkin-pandemonium

Mapleside Farm

Navigate through the huge 7-acre corn maze, have fun enjoying a beautiful hayride through the orchards, go down the 311-foot “Super Slide,” and then bounce right on into Ohio’s largest “Jumping Pillow” in jump park.

Hours:

September 10- October 30

Saturdays – 10:00am- 7:00pm

Sundays – 10:00am- 6:00pm.

Location:

294 Pearl Rd.

Brunswick, OH 44212

Link: http://www.mapleside.com/

Lake Metroparks Farmpark

With trivia questions to guide you, go through a 3-acre corn maze, or enjoy a kids’ play area with awesome photos ops.

Hours:

August 20- October 16

Tuesday-Sunday – 11:00am- 4:00pm

Location:

8800 Euclid Chardon Rd.

Kirtland, OH 44094

Link: http://www.lakemetroparks.com/events-activities/events

Patterson Fruit Farm

Apple-picking, outdoor play areas, hay stacks with tunnels and slides, a tree house in the woods, a 50-foot double slide, corn mazes, hiking, pumpkin painting, horse wagon rides, and pony rides all await at Patterson Fruit Farm.

Hours:

June – November, December – May

9:00am – 6:00pm (June – November)

9:00am – 5:00pm (December – May)

Location:

11414 Caves Rd.

Chesterland, OH 44026

Link: http://www.pattersonfarm.com/

Haunted Houses

Carnival of Horrors at Blossom Music Center

Are you afraid of clowns? This night will be the scariest night of your life. You’ll have to pass four scary houses to survive: the abandoned fun house, the wicked woods, the insane asylum, and finally, the freakshow in 3-D terrorvision.

Hours:

September 30- October 30

Fridays- 7:30 – 11:30pm

Saturdays- 7:30pm – Midnight

Sundays- 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Location:

Blossom Music Center

1145 West Steels Corners Road

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

Link : http://carnivalofhorrors.com/

Halloweekends at Cedar Point

This event offers all of Cedar Point’s rides plus six confusing mazes, six fun and frightening scare zones, and four entertaining shows.